Five Girl Scout councils to consolidate together

FORT COLLINS — The five Girl Scout councils that serve more than 42,000 girls in Colorado will soon become one.

This realignment will strengthen the Girl Scout movement in the state, combining resources of the councils to more effectively impact the lives of girls ages 5 to 17, said Girl Scouts-Mountain Prairie Council communications director Linda Brott.

Realignment in Colorado will begin in October 2006 and is expected to take 12 to 18 months. The name of the new council has not been determined.

The five councils have served the entire state of Colorado with the exception of seven border counties that have been part of Girl Scout councils based in Kansas, New Mexico and Wyoming. As part of the realignment, these counties will become part of the Colorado council.